It certainly isn’t taking Brian Stann long to find work in his post-fighting career.

Stann, who earlier this month announced his retirement from fighting to concentrate on his family and his broadcasting career, will replace the UFC’s regular analyst, Joe Rogan, in the booth at UFC 163.

UFC 163 takes place Aug. 3 at HSBC Arena in Rio de Janerio, and Stann, a former UFC middleweight and ex-WEC champion, will work with regular play-by-play voice Mike Goldberg on the call. The news was announced on Tuesday night’s edition of “UFC Tonight” on FUEL TV.

Stann (12-6 MMA, 6-5 UFC) decided to call it quits earlier this year after a “Fight of the Night” loss to Wanderlei Silva in March in Japan. He confirmed the news just two days after the announcement of a broadcast deal with FOX Sports South that will have him working as part of the cable network’s college football crew for the Atlantic Coast Conference.

Stann has been a regular on the FOX family of networks since the UFC’s broadcast deal with FOX began in 2012. He has been active as an analyst for both FOX and FUEL TV’s pre- and post-fight UFC event coverage. Now he’ll add a UFC pay-per-view to his resume.

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